Nigerian Open
Golf tournament
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The Nigerian Open was a golf tournament in Nigeria, played between 1969 and 1999. It was generally played at the Ikoyi Club in Ikoyi, Lagos.[1] From 1997 to 1999 it was played at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.[citation needed] It was an fixture on the Safari Circuit until 1993, and also a Challenge Tour event between 1990 and 1993.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Established | 1969 |
| Course | Ikoyi Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour Safari Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £126,446 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 1999 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 255 Peter Tupling (1981) |
| To par | −29 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Johan Sköld | |
| Location map | |
  Ikoyi Club Location in Nigeria | |
In 1981, England's Peter Tupling set the record low 72 hole score in professional tournament golf, when he won the title with a 29 under par total of 255.[2] Notable past champions include major winners Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle and former Ryder Cup player Gordon J. Brand.
Winners
| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Johan Sköld | 278 | |||||
| 1998 |  José Cantero | 274 | −14 | ||||
| 1997 | Ricardo González | ||||||
| 1995 |  Lateef Lasisi | ||||||
| 1994 |  Emos Korblah | 275 | |||||
| 1993 | CHA |  Gordon Manson | 274 | −10 | 2 strokes |  Frédéric Regard | [3] |
| 1992: No tournament due to rescheduling | |||||||
| 1991 | CHA |  James Lebbie | 270 | −14 | 4 strokes |  Paul Eales | [4] |
| 1990 | CHA | Wayne Stephens | 198[b] | −15 | 6 strokes | Chris Platts | [5] |
| 1989 | SAF |  Vijay Singh (2) | 279 | −5 | 1 stroke | Gordon J. Brand Jeff Pinsent Ian Spencer | [6] |
| 1988 | SAF | Vijay Singh | 281 | −3 | Playoff[c] | Mike Miller | [7] |
| 1987: No tournament | |||||||
| 1986 | SAF | Gordon J. Brand | 272 | −12 | 8 strokes | Malcolm MacKenzie | [8] |
| 1985 | SAF | Bill Longmuir (3) | 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | David Jagger | [9] |
| 1984 | SAF | Ewen Murray | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Bill Longmuir | [10] |
| 1983 | SAF | Gordon J. Brand | 275 | −9 | 4 strokes | Gary Cullen | [11] |
| 1982 | SAF | David Jagger (3) | 274 | −10 | Playoff[d] |  Ian Woosnam | [12] |
| 1981 | SAF | Peter Tupling | 255 | −29 | 6 strokes | Bill Longmuir | [13] |
| 1980 | SAF | Bill Longmuir (2) | 264 | −20 | 4 strokes | Tommy Horton | [14] |
| 1979 | SAF | John Morgan | 269 | −15 | 5 strokes | Pip Elson Tommy Horton | [15] |
| 1978 | SAF | Sandy Lyle | 269 | −15 | Playoff[e] | Michael King | [16] |
| 1977 | SAF | David Jagger (2) | 273 | −11 | Playoff[f] | Malcolm Gregson | [17][18] |
| 1976 | Bill Longmuir | 209 | −4 | 1 stroke | Pip Elson Carl Mason | [19] | |
| 1975 | David Jagger | 270 | −14 | Playoff[g] | Harry Bannerman Peter Dawson | [20] | |
| 1974 |  Jack Newton | 275 | −9 | 4 strokes |  Eamonn Darcy Christy O'Connor Jnr Ronnie Shade | [21] | |
| 1973 | Tommy Horton | 267 | −17 | 3 strokes | Malcolm Gregson | [22] | |
| 1972: No tournament due to rescheduling | |||||||
| 1971 |  Lee Elder | 267 | −17 | 5 strokes | John Cook | [23] | |
| 1970 | John Cook | 276 | 1 stroke | John Garner | [24] | ||
| 1969 | Marshall Douglas | 281 | 5 strokes | Ian Wrigley | [25] | ||
See also
Notes
- CHA − Challenge Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.
- Tournament contested over three rounds due to local elections.
- Singh won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- Lyle won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.